Saturday, 29 September 2018

Ron DeSantis Blows The Anti-Semitic Dog Whistle On Andrew Gillum

Ron DeSantis Blows The Anti-Semitic Dog Whistle On Andrew Gillum

What else would you expect from a right-wing Christian, Trump-licking Republican in a tight Governor's race in Florida running against a Black man? You guessed it. It's time to play "USE THE JEWS!" Is everybody ready? Here we go!

Ron DeSantis is not looking too good in his race against Andrew Gillum, and this gem is the desperation move du jour. DeSantis dug up an anti-Semitic remark made by Gillum's running mate, Chris King from when King was in college. The DeSantis campaign then sent text messages to Florida voters "with Jewish last names." According to the New York Times,

“Newly-unearthed comments made by Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s running mate raise serious concerns about Gillum’s ever-mounting ties to blatant anti-Semitism,” the text messages read.

King's an evangelical Christian, and in college (Harvard) lost an election for student body president. In discussing the school's newspaper's harsh writing about him, he noted that most of the editorial staff were Jewish.

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